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ADMINISTRATIVE
STRUCTURE AND COMMITTEE TERMS OF REFERENCE
The Scheme will be administered by a
Committee.
The Terms of Reference of the Committee and its Technical Assessment
Panel are as follows:-
BUILDCERT INDUSTRY FORUM.
The
membership shall comprise:-
Voting Members
All BuildCert Members.
Representative
from DWI.
Representative
from NHS Estates..
Representative of BuildCert
Non-voting Members
The
Technical Assessment Panel.
The
Bathroom Association.
Any
other invited expert.
The
Secretary (BuildCert staff member).
Meetings
will be held twice annually, otherwise meetings will be held as and when
required at the request of the Chairman.
The
Functions of the Committee
This
shall include:-
To
approve testing laboratories that have been investigated and recommended by the Technical
Assessment Panel.
To
agree the membership of the Technical Assessment Panel.
To
agree on any necessary cancellation of certification.
To
agree amendments to the Specification.
To
consider issues referred to it by the Technical Assessment Panel
To
resolve disputes and differences between aggrieved parties.
TECHNICAL
ASSESSMENT PANEL (TAP).
The
Panel shall report to the BuildCert Advisory Committee.
Membership
of the TAP.
The
membership shall comprise:-
An
independent Technical Expert.
A
member endorsed by NHS Estates as representative of the Hospital Engineers.
A
Secretary (to be provided by the BuildCert and not involved in the work of
testing
As
and when necessary or requested by members, observers shall be invited
from:-
Members of the BuildCert advisory committee.
The
NHS Estates.
DWI
The
Testing Laboratory concerned with the testing of a particular fitting.
The
manufacturer of a product and/or his independent expert.
(Note:
The manufacturer of a product and/or his independent expert may only be
present with the consent of the Panel and only when the subject of his
application is being discussed.
The
functions of the Technical Assessment Panel
This
shall include:-
To
review application forms in advance of testing, to establish those fittings
that require testing and the test requirements to be applied.
To
receive test results for non standard products from the approved test houses together with
all relevant documentation marking and any other appropriate details
relating to the product to establish whether
the product meets the requirements of the product standard or BuildCert's .
To
establish the reasons for any failure and advise the manufacturer or factor.
To
propose amendments to the Specification for consideration by BuildCert
To
investigate applications for nominated testing laboratories seeking approved
status and to make recommendations to the BuildCert Advisory Committee.
To
oversee the Audit Scheme in accordance with the laid down Audit Scheme
procedures for each product.
To
collaborate with BuildCert in the investigation of failures and all matters
arising from such as laid down in the Audit Scheme procedures.
NOMINATED
TESTING LABORATORIES
Testing
Laboratories may be nominated by manufacturers, factors or themselves for
testing to the BuildCert specification.
Testing
Laboratories shall be investigated by the TAP which will then make a
recommendation to the the BuildCert Advisory Committee. Applications shall be made directly to the
BuildCert Secretary.
The
Testing Laboratories shall be accredited for testing to the relevant Specification by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) or an
equivalent accreditation body affiliated through some national agreement to
UKAS.
The
Testing Laboratories may be required to undertake round robin testing with
WRc-NSF Ltd to
demonstrate consistency between the Laboratories.
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